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Huh. Well, I made a SWBF2_ModTools folder. No dice. Also tried my virtual machine again, because last year I tried that as a fix. Nope. I think the general rule is that Nvidia and ZE do not get along... My only hope now is that it'll work on my old desktop, which has integrated Intel graphics... but that's not relevant.

@teletubbyterror - what kind of Nvidia graphics card do you have? Some cards seem to be workable after some messing around. The Nvidia G-Force 7800 is one of these I think... Also what's your OS? Windows Xp, 7, 8? The dreaded Vista?

Noobasaurus wrote:You can try running it as admin or using 3DAnalyze and checking the box "emulate with HwTnL caps" or use the compatibility settings and change them to a Windows XP pack.

Or try opening it again. Sometimes it only does that on its first run.

I tried all the different compatibility options there are, and I also downloaded 3d analyze and tried nearly every option (including HwTnL for all of them) but nothing worked. Can't seem to find the problem, maybe I'll download the mod tools again and start fresh with 3d analyze

Does ZE work for you? YesWhat edition of Vista or Windows 7/8.x are you running? Windows 10 64 bitWhat graphics card are you currently using? AMD Radeon HD 7570What's the current driver version of your gfx card? 15.7.1What version of Microsoft .NET Framework do you currently have installed? All of them

The way it opened is exactly the same as it did on Windows 8. One runtime error the first time and no errors beyond that.

Finally got it working! Definitely did not expect to have success at this point, having spent hours trying and failing. Yet another lesson in not giving up.

Does ZE work for you? YesWhat edition of Vista or Windows 7/8.x are you running? Win 7 Ultimate 32-bit What graphics card are you currently using? Nvidia Quadro NVS 140m (laptop integrated gpu)What's the current driver version of your gfx card? 186.91 (the oldest possible driver for my card)All versions of net framework

It is running without 3d Analyze, and is running from C:\SWBF2_ModTools\BF2_ModTools\mapid, with no compatibility options checked and no special resolution.

As I believe MileHighGuy said, I had to google for the oldest driver - nvidia did not have it on their site, and even then I had to go by date because their file naming convention doesn't make sense.

I hope this helps people. I know for sure that (probably in combination with everything else) using the oldest driver for my card got it working.

Does ZE work for you? YesWhat version of Windows are you running? Windows 10 HomeWhat graphics card are you currently using? Intel HD Graphics (integrated GPU included in ASUS X54C-NS92 laptop, 2012 model)What's the current driver version of your graphics card? 9.17.10.4229What versions of Microsoft .NET Framework do you currently have installed? v1.0.3705, v1.1.4322, v2.0.50727, v3.0, v3.5, v4.0.30319

Note: ZE throws a runtime error if I attempt to run it with its window resolution set to a value larger than the system's display resolution.

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Does ZE work for you? YesWhat version of Windows are you running? Windows 10 Home 64-bitWhat graphics card are you currently using? NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 TiWhat's the current driver version of your graphics card? 353.54What versions of Microsoft .NET Framework do you currently have installed? v1.0.3705, v1.1.4322, v2.0.50727, v3.0, v3.5, v4.0.30319

BF2-Master wrote:I upgraded some time ago to Windows 10 Home... still no luck getting ZE working.

You should really detail your report more like my new one above so we can help troubleshoot it for you.

Once again, I am using a different computer. (I get tired of the same thing after a year or so)

Anyway, I have the ZE runtime issue. It only happens on Windows 7. ZE runs perfectly on Windows 10. I have tried all common fixes and have installed numerous redist. packages and .net packages but still, nothing is making is work for Windows 7 (my preferred OS).